At least 19 people dead and 50 missing due to a landslide in Manipur, India

July 2 (EUROPA PRESS) –

At least 19 people have died and 50 are missing after heavy rains triggered a landslide near a railway line in Noni district of Manipur in eastern India.

According to information collected by the newspaper ‘Hindusthan Samachar’, the landslide took place at midnight last Thursday in the Tupul construction camp, near a camp of the Territorial Army of the Indian Armed Forces.

The course of the Eje River, which flows through Tamenglong and Noni districts, has been clogged due to landslides leading to a dam-like situation. Faced with such a situation, the District judge has also advised the population in general, especially children, not to go near the river bank, according to the aforementioned newspaper.

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has lamented the “tragic slip” and has expressed his condolences to the families of the victims. Likewise, he has announced “all possible support” from his Executive.

Meanwhile, Manipur District Chief Biren Singh has announced a special squad of security officers to oversee the rescue operation and find the bodies of the 50 missing people.